Sentence examples of "original" in English

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Compare the copy with the original. Compare la copie à l'original.
People will gradually lose sight of the original purpose. Petit à petit les gens perdront de vue l'objectif premier.
He's no original thinker, but simply imitates what others have already said and done. Ce n'est pas un créatif et il se contente d'imiter ce que les autres ont déjà dit ou fait.
That copy differs from the original. La copie est différente de l'originale.
He compared the copy with the original. Il a comparé la copie à l'original.
He has a lot of original ideas. Il a beaucoup d'idées originales.
The translation is true to the original. La traduction est fidèle à l'original.
Bill has a lot of original ideas. Bill a beaucoup d'idées originales.
Let's compare the translation with the original. Comparons la traduction à l'original.
Set your translation against the original once again. Comparez encore une fois la traduction et l'original.
The original was written as a school textbook. L'original a été écrit en tant que manuel scolaire.
The movie is not so interesting as the original. Le film n'est pas aussi intéressant que l'original.
That movie isn't as interesting as the original. Ce film n'est pas aussi intéressant que l'original.
This sentence is not a translation. It's the original. Cette phrase n'est pas une traduction. C'est l'original.
That translation is said to be true to the original. On dit que cette traduction est fidèle à l'originale.
The original and the copy are easily distinguished since the one is much more vivid than the other. On peut facilement distinguer l'original de la copie car le premier est beaucoup plus clair que l'autre.
Translators often tend, consciously or not, to "explain" a text by making it more logical than the original. Les traducteurs ont souvent tendance - consciemment ou pas - à « expliquer » un texte, à le rendre plus logique que l'original.
Those who use the most idiomatic expressions are most often the ones who say the fewest original things. Les gens qui utilisent le plus d'expressions idiomatiques sont en général ceux qui ont le moins de choses originales à dire.
They'll be attacked if they carelessly express an original viewpoint, so they only report on the safe options. Ils seront attaqués s'ils expriment un point de vue original, donc ils ne prennent aucun risque.
Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece with original illustrations. Le chef-d'œuvre de Saint-Exupéry avec ses illustrations d'origine.
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